Cleaning composition



Patented May 15, 1923.

UNITED;- STATES PATENT oracle.

MORRIS Y. NEEDLEVOF WASHINGTON, nIsrRIo'ror ooLuivI IA, AssIGNoR or o E-HALF r0 MAX MOSKOWITZ, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CLEANING COMPOSITION.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MORRIS Y. NEEDLE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CleaningCompositions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cleaning composition and is more articularlyadapted for cleaning gloves made from dressed or undressed skins.

The objects of the invention are to produce a composition which isadapted to clean gloves made from skins, that will quickly, easily andmost effectively remove all perspiration stains, spots or dirt from allparts of the gloves without shrinkage or the slightest injury ordiscoloration of the glove, although of the most delicate texture andcolor, and at the same time preserve, or restore the original conditionof the pores of the skins from which said gloves are made.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thedetailed description of the manner of compounding and using the same tobe hereinafter given.

The invention consists in the improved cleaning compositions hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and whichis made up of the following ingredients, preferably in the proportionsnamed Ounces. Powdered zinc oxide 5 Aqua ammonia (25% solution) 5Magnesia (magnesium carbonate) 8 Neats-foot oil 2 Alcohol (wood orgrain) 1 The foregoing constituents and proportions will produce aboutone pound of the cleaning composition and are mixed in the followingmanner: I

The zinc oxide and magnesia are thoroughly mixed together so that saidsubstances form a homogeneous powdered mixture. The alcohol andneats-foot oil are then agitated together and after thoroughly mixed,said mixture of zinc oxide and magnesia is gradually introduced into thesolution of alcohol and neats-foot oil while stirring said solution.

After the zinc oxide, magnesia, alcohol and neats-foot oil have thusbeen thoroughly stirred into a homogeneous mixture,

Application filed November 16, 1921. Serial No. 515,593.

the ammonia is gradually introduced into.

The manner of using and best applying the herein described compositionis to mix or dissolve one pound of the composition into fifteen gallonsof gasoline or benzine and then place said solution of composition andgasoline with seventy-five pairs of gloves to be cleaned preferably in arotary tumbler or rumble as is commonly used in cleaning establishments,and rotate the same until the cleaning composition has thoroughlypermeated and repeatedly passed through the entire skin of the gloves.After this operation, said gloves areremoved from the tumbler and driedinv any suitable centrifugal or other drying machine, or by hanging themin dry air, when said gloves will be found to be thoroughly cleaned andhave the original form and size, color, texture, pliability and softnessof new gloves.

The herein described composition can be used for cleaning all kinds andcolors of gloves of the character indicated and capable of taking outall grease, dirt or perspiration spots or stains, and alsopermeatesuniformly and thoroughly through the body and all sections of the glove,and in so doing imparts or restores to the gloves a newness andfreshness with-out shrinking or distorting them or leaving any odor,mark or discoloration upon the same or injuring them in any way, and thepores of the skins of which the gloves are made are evenly and properlyfilled in such a manner as to have the appearance of new gloves, and thepowder or any of the ingredients used in the cleaning composition arenot set free, de-

posited or rubbed off on any wearing ap-- parel or other object comingin contact with said gloves after being cleaned as described.

The proportions herein indicated have,

generally been found to secure the best re-o sults, but under someconditions they may be slightly varied without departing from theessential features and scope of the invention. I

What I claim is 1. A cleaning composition comprising zinc oxide, aqua,ammonia, magnesium carbonate, and neats-foot oil.

2. A cleaning composition comprising zinc oxide,- aqua. ammonia,magnesium carbonate, neats-footoil and alcohol.

3. A cleaning composition comprising zinc oxide five ounces aqua ammoniafive ounces, magnesium carbonate three ounces, neats-i oot oil twoounces and alcohol one ounce. v

I Tn testimony whereof I afiix my signature. I '-MORRIS Y; NEEDLE.

